Send supplies to these collection sites
Homepage photo courtesy Paul Jeffrey/ACT Alliance
What to send:
Food: dried beans; rice; powdered milk; canned milk; and peanut butter.
Medicine: antibiotic cream; aspirin (adult and child strengths); Tylenol; Ibuprofen; band-aids; gauze; bandages; medical tape; and Ace bandages. All medicines and supplies must be in their original wrappers. Expiration dates must be at least six months from the present. Over the counter only. Please, no outdated or prescription drugs.
Health Kits: 1 hand towel and 1 wash cloth; 1 tooth brush in original wrapper; 1 tube toothpaste, 4.5 oz. or larger with expiration date beyond six months or more; 1 bar bath soap in original wrapper; 1 metal nail file or fingernail clipper; 1 comb; 6 adhesive band-aids. Place in 1 gallon plastic zip lock bag. It helps if the bags are brought to collection sites in 18 gallon rubber tubs to prepare for shipment in the sea container. Note: material for one health kit costs about $10.
Money: send checks to the Conference Treasurer marked, "To ship Haiti Supplies." It costs $8 per cubic foot to ship the supplies to Haiti through Rays of Hope.
For a poster (pdf) of these supply needs, click here.
Where to send it:
- Albion District: Marshall UMC, 14711 US Highway 27 N., Marshall, MI. Contact 269-781-5107
- Grand Rapids District: Trinity UMC, 1100 Lake Drive SE, Grand Rapids MI. Contact 616-456-7168
- Grand Traverse District: Central UMC, 222 Cass Avenue, Traverse City MI. (Dry goods only) Contact Bill Donberg, 231-946-5191
- Grand Traverse Dist: Lake Ann UMC, 6583 First Street, Lake Ann MI. Contact Devon Herrell, 231-275-7236.
- Heartland District: First UMC, 304 Elm Street, Big Rapids, MI. Contact Dean Prentiss, 231-796-7771
- Kalamazoo District: Hartford UMC, 425 E. Main Street, Hartford MI. Contact Ron Hansen, 269-621-4103.
- Lansing District: Okemos Community Church, 4753 Okemos Rd., Okemos MI. Contact Jeanne M. Randels, 517-349-4220
- Grand Rapids Warehouse, 446 Grandville Ave., SE, Loading Dock 6, Grand Rapids MI 49503; Contact Kim Sorrelle, 616-318-7378. Mon-Fri 9 am to 5 pm; Sat 10 am to 4 pm.
Questions? Contact Dale Golden, Michigan Area Haiti Task Force; 989-330-1932.
Individuals and teams will be needed to pack tubs with supplies for shipping by container and to transport the supplies from collection sites to the warehouse. If you are willing to volunteer when needed, contact Dale Golden or Paul Doherty, 269-449-7550; haititaskforce@sbcglobal.net.